I was riding the subway 4 days ago, on my way to work. Some girl in her twenties walked by and sat in front of me. She took out her iphone and plugged her earphones in her ears, before hitting the “play” button. And despite the fact that she was wearing earphones, her music was LOUD. You could

Life is yours for the taking Lets imagine that your life is a blank page. And you are about to write your own story, from today onwards. Where would you want the storyline to go? Don’t take into account what others want. It’s your life which is at stake here. Not theirs. Free yourself from

One of the tell-tale signs that you are depressed, is that you isolate yourself. You no longer answer calls. You don’t reply to texts or emails. You reject invites. This is even more true if you are a natural introvert, because by default you need some alone-time to recharge your batteries. Back when I was

Why bother getting up? Today is probably gonna be a terrible day. I’m sure my coworkers hate me. They probably think I’m stuck up and cold, when really I just don’t talk much because I’m ashamed of myself. I don’t want to bother them. I forgot to reply to my boss’ last email yesterday. I’m sure he

We all feel sad and drag our feet from time to time. It’s a normal part of life. However, when this state of sadness, worthlessness and hopelessness persists for months on end, a diagnosis is in order. Depression is an incredibly common mental illness. Somewhere between 350 and 700 million people in the world live

Dear reader, It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the health or weight-loss related articles on the internet. The Web is a true black hole of information. Before you’re even done typing “healthy diet” in the google search bar, you’re faced with millions upon millions of results. Some blog author tells you to go vegan. Another says

A recent study undertaken by Binghamton University, New York, has shown that women who constantly check their smartphones are more likely to be depressed. I’m not surprised by these findings at all. According to the DailyMail, this is what the head of the department conducting the study had to say: Our smartphones have turned into a

I used to be miserable at my job. I was working in retail, in an organic food shop, as a manager. My daily tasks were some of the following: organizing employees’ weekly schedule, replenishing the shop upon new product arrivals, making sure subordinates weren’t slacking around, solving conflicts between employees and clients, making sure to

I know, I know… it’s probably the 11th time you’re being told to exercise, this month, on some health advice-dispensing website. It’s probably the most popular health tip thrown around to prevent everything; second only to “quit smoking.” Maybe you hate hearing it (I sure did when I was depressed), because hard physical work doesn’t sound appealing in your

3AM. I’m watching my 8th Game of Thrones episode in a row, on some shady streaming website. A pizza box lays open on my wooden desk, to my left. A half-emptied can of Pringles and a plastic bag of Oreos to my right. My internet connection must to be slowing down, because the TV show keeps